Contact Information

Levent Yilmaz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Computer Science & Software Engineering

College of Engineering

Auburn University

Phone: (334) 844-6343

Fax: (334) 844-6329

Email: yilmaz@auburn.edu

I am a faculty member of Computer Science and Software Engineering in the College of Engineering at Auburn University. Prior to joining faculty in 2003, I was a senior research engineer in the Simulation and Software Division of Trident Systems Incorporated, in Fairfax, Virginia, where I worked as a senior research engineer and principle investigator for projects that involve advanced simulation theory and methodology development as well as simulation composability and interoperability efforts. I earned my Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). My research interests are in

• Agent-directed Simulation and its applications in

  • Advancing the theory and methodology of modeling and computer simulation via novel  formalisms - autonomic introspective simulation, symbiotic adaptive multisimulation - and their use in decision/creativity support systems

  • Socio-technical/cognitive/cultural systems - simulation for conflict and peace studies, simulation of cooperative knowledge processing/problem solving, systems models of creativity and innovation, social simulation of software projects, organizations, and processes.

• Design science and education

Quote - "The old definition of computer science - the study of phenomena surrounding computers - is now obsolete. Computing is the study of natural and artificial information processes."  - Peter J. Denning

I am a member of ACM, IEEE Computer Society, Society for Computer Simulation International (SCS - http://www.scs.org), and Upsilon Pi Epsilon. During 2004-2006, I served as the secretary of SCS. I was then elected by the members of the Society for Modeling Simulation International to its board of directors for the 2006-2008 biennium. I also serve as an advisor to Workforce Development Committee of the Alabama Modeling and Simulation Council (http://www.amsc.to).

• Editor-in-Chief of the Simulation:Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International

• A book on Agent-directed Simulation and Systems Engineering is under preparation. (Table of Contents)

• Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Simulation and Process Modeling

• Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Engineering Education

• General Chair (with Osman Balci, Maarten Sierhuis, and Xiaolin Hu) of the 2009 Summer Computer Simulation Conference

• Organizer and program co-chair (with Greg Madey, Maarten Sierhuis, and Tuncer Ören) of the Agent-directed Simulation Symposium

• Guest Editor: Simulation and Gaming Journal Special Issue on Intelligent Agents, Artificial Intelligence and Simulation Gaming.

• Guest Editor (with Stephen Edwards) of the Special Issue on Trends in Software Engineering Education for the International Journal of Engineering Education

• Program Co-chair (with Gabriel Wainer, Andreas Tolk, and Hamid Vakilzadian), 2007 Summer Computer Simulation Conference, July 15-18, 2007, San Diego, CA, USA.

• Member of the International Program Committees of SCSC'05-06, CMS'05, MSO'05-06, IADIS'05, DEVS'06, MSV'06, AIS-CMS'07, WMSCI'07, ASIAMS'07, ECM_MAI'07, ESAS'07,  MSV'07, PLAC'07,WMSCI'08, CIS'08, SW'08, and many others.

• Comp 8700: Agent-directed Simulation

• Comp 7740: Research Methods in Computing

• Comp 3700: Software Modeling & Design

• Comp 7730: Formal Methods for Software

Note to students looking for research funding: If you are interested in joining to my research group, please do not hesitate to stop by and discuss topics that you would like to pursue. Keep in mind, however, I normally fund students who have taken a course or pursued a directed study with me. I prefer working with serious, self-directed, and research-oriented students, who demonstrate exceptional creativity, expression, and ability to carry out research projects with minimal supervision.